This is 25grams or six teaspoons for women and 35g or eight teaspoons for men.

But the NHS suggests sugar intake should just be five per cent of our daily calories.

Fruit juice and honey can also count as added sugars.

Kids aged two and under should have just 3 teaspoons per day, kids aged three to six should have no more than four teaspoons a day and kids between seven and ten should have no more than six teaspoons.

The type of sugars most UK individuals eat too much of are “free or added sugars”, which include refined table sugar (sucrose) as well as concentrated sources like fruit juice, honey and syrups.

NHS' guide to daily sugar intake

Adults should have no more than 30g of free sugars a day, (roughly equivalent to 7 sugar cubes).

Children aged 7 to 10 should have no more than 24g of free sugars a day (6 sugar cubes).

Children aged 4 to 6 should have no more than 19g of free sugars a day (5 sugar cubes).

There's no guideline limit for children under the age of 4, but it's recommended they avoid sugar-sweetened drinks and food with sugar added to it.

Sugar found naturally in milk, fruit and vegetables doesn’t count as free sugars so we don’t need to cut down on these.

The health body defines "free sugars" as those found in foods such as biscuits, cakes, chocolate and some drinks, including fizzy ones and juices.

The NHS says it is these foods people should focus on cutting out, rather than things like fruit, which can also be high in sugar.

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